"garnishment" meaning in English

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        "A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff."
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        "(law) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff."
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          "sense": "a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff",
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          "word": "Pfändung"
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          "sense": "a judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff",
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